Enhancing Unemployment Insurance Wage Data to Better Understand Education and Employment Outcomes
State leaders have questions about their workforce that they need robust workforce data to answer.
Making Data Work: How Better State Data Can Support Successful Education Transitions
Too often, the data that states provide through their state report cards falls short of providing a full picture that…
Finding a Path through the Uncertainty: DQC’s Plan to Move Forward
2025 has been tumultuous so far, to say the least. In education alone, we’ve seen millions in cancelled contracts, mass…
Education and Workforce Data Legislation Review: What Happened in 2024?
Learn what progress was made in education and workforce data legislation this year.
California’s State Data System is Leading the Way on Public Engagement
California is leading the way with integrating public engagement into the design of their SLDS.
Governors Need Robust State Data Systems to Support Their Education and Workforce Priorities
To ensure governors’ education and workforce policy priorities are effective, lasting, and meet the needs of students and workers, they…
State Legislation Update: Four Promising Data Bills We’re Watching
The 2024 state legislative season is underway, with 44 states and the District of Columbia currently in session—and it’s already…
People Need Access to Data to Navigate a Skills-Based Future
Skills-based recruiting practices are expanding, and people need data to navigate this changing landscape.
Three States Pass New Laws to Ease the Transition From High School to Postsecondary
These new laws are powerful tools in the ongoing effort to support education-to-career pathways.
Education and Workforce Data Legislation Review: What Happened in 2023?
See what states did in 2023 to codify cross-agency data governance and more.
What Are Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems?
State policymakers have a critical role to play in supporting data use and system development.
Show Me the Data 2023
DQC’s annual review of state report cards explores how states use their most public-facing resource.
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